Overview
Location
United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees
1001-5000
Total raised
$73M
Founded date
1989
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 18
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| Oct 2, 2019 | Turmoil Is Coming To The Grocery Business And Industry Leaders Don’t Want To Talk About It | Supermarkets of the future have to change. Getty |
| May 29, 2018 | How Healthy Office Snacks Can Help Create A Better Culture | If you’ve ever toured the offices of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S., you might notice a few commonalities. There’s the ubiquitous ping pong table, productivity-enhancing tunes wafting through the air, and an open, flexible worksp... |
| May 22, 2018 | Mid-Market Grocer Growth: Organic, Seeded or Grafted? | Amazon (mkt cap ~$760B) recently paid more for Whole Foods ($13.7B) than the balance sheets of many mid-market grocers. This frames the obvious question for all grocers: how can your business compete long-term? This is an especially challen... |
| Apr 11, 2018 | 10 Boston Food Tech Startups to Watch | Over the last decade, a food innovation community has been established in Boston’s greater startup and tech ecosystem. Think of ezCater, which was founded in 2007 and is now a nationwide marketplace for corporate catering. Think of Toast, w... |
| Dec 3, 2017 | Lifehacks That Make Being A Working Mom A Little Bit Easier | Shutterstock |
| Nov 4, 2015 | Hiku’s New Connected Grocery Scanner Lets You Order Groceries From Walmart And Peapod | Amazon may be leading the internet-of-things market when it comes to push-button ordering via hardware devices like its Dash grocery scanner and Dash buttons, but it’s not without its competition. Today, a company called hiku announced the ... |
| Aug 4, 2015 | Instacart Makes Its First Acquisition With “Acqui-hire” Of App Maker Wedding Party | On-demand grocery delivery service Instacart has made its first acquisition since raising hundreds of millions in venture funding for its growing business. The company is “acqui-hiring” the team from NEA-backed Wedding Party, a mobile appli... |
| Jun 19, 2015 | AmazonFresh Becomes A Prime Benefit In Select California Markets, At $7.99 Per Delivery | AmazonFresh, Amazon’s grocery delivery service which lets customers shop for both fresh produce and other packaged goods, is now being made available to Amazon Prime members in select markets for a $7.99 per delivery fee, on top of their $9... |
| Dec 22, 2014 | This online grocery service is shrinking Baltimore’s food deserts | Linda Jones walked out of the POWER House Community Center with a cart full of groceries. She didn’t have to travel to the store or pick the items off the shelves. That’s a good thing, since getting to the store takes a while for Jones. She... |
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FAQ about Peapod
When was Peapod founded?
Peapod was founded in 1989.
How much funding has Peapod raised?
Peapod has raised $73M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Peapod?
Parsers VC has collected 18 articles mentioning Peapod, among them “Turmoil Is Coming To The Grocery Business And Industry Leaders Don’t Want To Talk About It” (Oct 2, 2019) and “How Healthy Office Snacks Can Help Create A Better Culture” (May 29, 2018).
Is Peapod still active?
Yes, Peapod is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 26, 2020.